Methods, systems, and computer readable medium for generating wish lists

• US 7,792,703 B1
• Filed: 02/22/2006
• Issued: 09/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qurio Holdings Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Qurio Holdings Incorporated
• Inventors: Walsh, Richard J., Amidon, Christopher M., Issa, Alfredo C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Desai; Resha
• Application Number:
  US11/359,631
• Time in Patent Office: 1,658 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for generating a wish list of items. Wish list data associated with a user is received. The wish list of items is generated from the wish list data. The wish list of items is sent to a third party, and a placement is received. The placement suggests a product or service offered by the third party that matches at least one of the user'"'"'s wish list of items.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method of generating a wish list of items, comprising:

receiving, by a computer comprising a wish list application executable thereon, wish list data associated with a first user;

receiving, by the computer, a request for the wish list of items from a mobile user device associated with a second user, the wish list of items associated with the wish list data associated with the first user;

determining, by the computer, a current location of the mobile user device associated with the second user;

determining a second location of a second mobile device associated with the first user;

determining a public venue corresponding to the second location; and

identifying, by the computer, a third party in a vicinity of the current location of the mobile user device associated with the second user;

generating, by the computer, the wish list of items based on the wish list data and the identified third party, wherein at least some of the items are products sold by the third party and at least one item is based on the public venue; and

sending, by the computer, the wish list of items to the mobile user device associated with the second user.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the public venue comprises a sports venue, and wherein the at least one item comprises a sports-related item.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to decline an entry in the wish list of items and updating the wish list of items based on the request.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising accessing an inventory for the first user, such that when a request is received to remove an item from the wish list of items, the item is added to the inventory, and updating the wish list of items based on the inventory.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising accessing a list of parties that are authorized to receive the wish list of items and selecting the third party from the list.

6. A system for generating a wish list of items, comprising:

a wish list application stored in memory; and

a processor communicating with the memory, the system configured for;

receiving wish list data associated with a first user;

receiving a request for a wish list of items associated with the first user from a mobile user device associated with a second user, the wish list of items associated with the wish list data associated with the first user;

determining a current location of the mobile user device associated with the second user;

determining a second location of a second mobile device associated with the first user;

determining a public venue corresponding to the second location; and

identifying a third party in a vicinity of the current location of the mobile user device, generating the wish list of items based on the wish list data and the identified third party, wherein at least some of the items are products sold by the third party and at least one item is based on the public venue; and

sending the wish list of items to the mobile user device.

7. A system according to claim 6, wherein the public venue comprises a sports venue, and wherein the at least one item comprises a sports-related item.

8. A system according to claim 6, wherein the processor receives a request to decline an entry in the wish list of items and updates the wish list of items based on the request.

9. A system according to claim 6, wherein the processor accesses an inventory for the first user, such that when a request is received to remove an item from the wish list of items, the item is added to the inventory, and the wish list of items is updated based on the inventory.

10. A system according to claim 6, wherein the processor accesses a list of parties that are authorized to receive the wish list of items and selects the third party from the list.

11. A system according to claim 6, wherein the processor receives a request for a wish list of items and, based on location information associated with the request, selects the third party that matches the location information.

12. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions for generating a wish list by performing the steps:

receiving, by a computer comprising a wish list application executable thereon, wish list data associated with a first user;

receiving, by the computer, a request for the wish list of items from a mobile user device associated with a second user, the wish list of items associated with the wish list data associated with the first user;

determining, by the computer, a current location of the mobile user device associated with the second user;

determining a second location of a second mobile device associated with the first user;

determining a public venue corresponding to the second location; and

identifying, by the computer, a third party in a vicinity of the current location of the mobile user device associated with the second user;

generating, by the computer, the wish list of items based on the wish list data and the identified third party, wherein at least some of the items are products sold by the third party and at least one item is based on the public venue; and

sending, by the computer, the wish list of items to the mobile user device.

13. A computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the public venue comprises a sports venue, and wherein the at least one item comprises a sports-related item.

14. A computer program product according to claim 12, further comprising instructions for receiving a request to decline an entry in the wish list of items and updating the wish list of items based on the request.

15. A computer program product according to claim 12, further comprising instructions for accessing an inventory for the first user, such that when a request is received to remove an item from the wish list of items, the item is added to the inventory, and updating the wish list of items based on the request.

16. A computer program product according to claim 12, further comprising instructions for accessing a list of parties that are authorized to receive the wish list of items and selecting the third party from the list.

17. A processor-implemented method of generating a wish list of items, comprising:

receiving, by a computer comprising a wish list application executable thereon, wish list data associated with a first user;

generating, by the computer, the wish list of items based on the wish list data;

receiving, by the computer, a request for the wish list of items from a mobile user device associated with a second user;

determining, by the computer, a current location of the mobile user device associated with the second user;

determining a second location of a second mobile device associated with the first user;

determining a public venue corresponding to the second location; and

identifying, by the computer, a third party in a vicinity of the location of the mobile user device associated with the second user;

sending, by the computer, the wish list of items to the identified third party;

receiving, by the computer, a placement from the identified third party, the placement identifying a product or service offered by the identified third party that matches at least one of the items on the wish list of items; and

sending, by the computer, the wish list of items and the placement to the mobile user device, wherein at least one item on the wish list of items is based on the public venue.